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Letters Patent No. 70,499, dated Novembdr, 1867.

IMPROVED SNAP-HOOK.

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Bc it known that' I, C. H. ATWOD, of New Britain, in the county ofHartford, and State of Connecticut,

have invented new and improved Snap-Hook; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and

exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the artto make and useA the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, formingipart of'this specification.

Thisini'nvention consists in combining a snap-hook with a plate in suchamanner that the plate will serve as:v

a protection to the snap-hook, and prevent the latter being injured byabrasion or rubbing, as is now frequently the ease when the device'isapplied to horse-bridles, forwhieh the invention ismore especiallydesigned, as horses are very generally addicted to the habit of rubbingtheir heads 'against posts and other fixtures when attached or hitchedthereto.

The invention also consists in the mode of manufacturing the invention,as hereinafter fully shown and described, whereby a goed, substantialarticle is sure to be obtained. In the accompanying sheet of drawings'-Figure 1 is a detached inner view of the plate pertaining to myinvention.

Figure 2, an inner view of the plate and snap-hook, all complete andready for use.i

Figure 3, a section of iig. 2, taken in the line :c :v

Similar letters of reference indicate likc'parts.'

A represents a metallic plate, which may be of malleable cast iron,having a loop, '13, at one end, and a projection, C, at the opposite end, as shown-clearly in iigfl. At the inner side of this plate A thereare two lugs or earsa a. 'lhesc parts are all cast in one piece. Drepresents a snap, which is simply a straight bar, secured at one endbetween the lugs or ears a a by a pin, b, and having a spring, c,underneath it. The pre1 jection C is bent in curved form,as shownclearly in fig. 3, and is a hook, against the ond of -whielr tho free ordisengaged end of the snap D is kept in contact by the spring c, and itwill be seen that by pressing inward'4 .said end of the snap a loop orring may be inserted in the hook, and, by releasing the snap, securelyconnected therewith. c l

The projection C is cast straight,- or in the same plane with the platefortwo reasons, rst, convenience of' casting, and second, it insures thedevice being manufactured of superior metal, as inferiorlinctal wouldnot admit of the projection C being bent in hook-forni; it would breakin bending.

The plate A serves as a guard or projection to the hd'ok and snap,preventing them being injured by rubbing or abrasion, and it isornamental withal, adding very materially to the appearance of thebridle.

What claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The snapdlook, constructed as described, consisting of the circularsolid plate A, having loop B and llugs a east upon it, between thelatter the straight bar D, pivoted and held intplaceagainst the vturn-upcn'd C by means of the spring c, as herein set forth, for the purposespecified.

2. The casting of the projection C with the plate A, in the same planewith the same, and th'enbending C in hook-form, substantially as and forthe purposes specified.

C. H. ATWOOD.

Witnesses:

Guns. E. MITeuELL, Hman J. HAwKrNs.

